Naslov
Pregled nalaza grčko-ilirskog novca u sjevernoj Dalmaciji
(Overview of finds of Greco-Illyrian coins in northern Dalmatia)

Autori
Šeparović, Tomislav

Izvornik
Vjesnik Arheološkog muzeja u Zagrebu (0350-7165) 45 (2012); 517-524

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Grčko-ilirski novac; Isa; Faros; Herakleja; Apolonija; Dirahij; Balej; Gencije
(Greek-Illyrian coinage; Issa; Pharos; Heraclea; Apollonia; Dyrrachium; Ballaios; Genthios)

Sažetak
OVERVIEW OF FINDS OF GRECO-ILLYRIAN COINS IN NORTHERN DALMATIA The author provides an overview of finds of Greco-Illyrian coins in the territory of northern Dalmatia. The most numerous among them are coins of Greek colonies found on central Dalmatian islands. These include coins of Heraclea, Issa, Pharos, and several indeterminable pieces which can be undoubtedly attributed to one of these mints. Furthermore, there are coins with the image of the ruler Ballaios, coins issued by Greek colonies in the territory of the present-day Albania (Apollonia and Dyrrachium), and one coin of the Illyrian king Gentius. The domination of Greco-Illyrian coins from the period between the 4th and 2nd c. BC is caused by the vicinity to northern Dalmatia of mints belonging to Greek colonies. This is supported by the fact that a very small number of such coins have been recorded in Istria. The distribution of the findspots suggests the conclusion that Greek colonies in northern Dalmatia had their strategic points, which were used for trading with autochthonous Liburni. The Greeks also used the existing Liburni ports for unloading their goods and trading, starting in the 4th c. BC, which is demonstrated by finds of groups of Heraclean coins in Nin and Murter, and individual finds of various Greco-Illyrian coins in Nin and Zadar. Commercial activity among the autochthonous population is evidenced by rare coins of the ruler Ballaios from Zadar, Ostrovica, Nadin and Danilo Gornji, and of Gentius, probably originating from the hinterlands of Šibenik. It is also feasible that the coins were brought to the territory of northern Dalmatia by Greek merchants. As many as four coins featuring Ballaios recorded in Danilo Gornji point to the importance of this Delmati centre and the possibility that financial transactions were partially accepted by the local population, too. The Greco-Illyrian coins from northern Dalmatia are valuable evidence of economic relations in this part of the eastern Adriatic coast during the last centuries BC. It can be expected that future exploration will yield additional finds of such coins, which will supplement the picture of the circulation of money in the period preceding the Roman conquest.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski, engleski

Znanstvena područja
Arheologija

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